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Tobias Harris is in awe of team-mate Joel Embiid, who continues to scale new heights for the Philadelphia 76ers.
Embiid, a four-time NBA All-Star, is having an MVP-worthy season and finished with a double-double of 38 points and 12 rebounds in the 76ers’ 115-109 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday.
The 27-year-old has now surpassed 1,000 points for the season, becoming the 10th player to do so in the NBA this campaign.
Only LeBron James (29.0) and Kevin Durant (29.3) are averaging more points per game than Embiid (28.7) across the league.
After his efforts on Sunday, when he shot 16 for 32 from the field in 32 minutes, Embiid has now scored 25 points or more in 14 successive games, earning the high praise of Harris.
“What he’s doing is special,” Harris told reporters.
“We rely on him night in and night out. He’s the anchor for our team. The anchor for our offensive flow out there.
“I thought tonight he just did a great job of picking the game apart. Really getting everyone involved out there in their spots and still being able to get the shots that he wanted.”
Harris also contributed 18 points as the 76ers claimed a seventh straight win over the Spurs.
Jakob Poeltl was San Antonio’s standout performer with 25 points and 10 rebounds, and Harris acknowledged the 76ers still gave up too many opportunities defensively.
“We still had too many defensive mistakes in the fourth quarter,” Harris added.
“We’ve got to clean that up. We’ve got to be able to really make a stand and hold our ground there.”
